Service in front of the line

Terps guard Woods puts defending his country ahead of a chance to play football in his final season of eligibility

COLLEGE PARK -- There were signs. They were small signs, but they were there, and they suggested that Maryland guard Donnie Woods was serious about quitting football to defend his country.

An American flag hung from his locker, and he kept another in his room. Favorite movies? United 93 and World Trade Center. The hunter green camouflage Terps football hat he always wore. His criminal justice major.